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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

l.. j. Sargent, general traffic manager of the
Grand Trunk, was questioned as to differ
entails and relative to the proportions of the
business of the trunk lines. His line gets
from sixteen to twenty-one per cent of the
west-bound business from Boston, and could
not do business at a profit without it and
could not get it without differental. There
is no diiferentia on east bound business,
and since last February his line has not
been getting fair share of that traffic. IL
gets only about fourteen per cent of it, of
which some twenty-five per cent gets into
New England and about one-ffth of that
goes to Boston. Mr.. Arthur Mills of the
Boston q Albany testified that of their
total freight, local and through, about
seventy per cent is east-bound.
This closed the evidence and Samuel
Hoar made brief argument for the Albany
road. He was followed by Kittredge Has
kins for the Vermont Grange and he by
Hon. b. f. Ffeld for the Central Vermont.
A dispatch says that his argument was
mastery one. He showed that the local
freight tariff was reasonable and just and
that the circumstances and conditions under
which the Central Vermont is maintained
and operated are dssimlar TO those of the
other east and west lines" Mr.. Ffeld was
followed by A. A. Strout on behalf of the
Boston Il Lowell road. Senator Edmunds
closed for the state grange. A decision in
the case will be rendered at Washington as
soon as the commissioners shall have had
put into the case by the parties interested.
1t looks much like case of I" great cry
and little wool" The Rutland correspond
ent of the Springfield ReDubiicop, which is UNI
friendly to the Central Vermont road writes
under date of September ID d" 1t is notable
fact that the state grange which stood form
ally in the pleadings as an active party
to the suit against the Central and other
roads has not produced single witness to
substantiate the allegations in its petition,
and it is understood that it does not intend
to do so. Thus, with the evidence put in by
the defendant roads that their rates are rea-
sonable and just, and in accord with the
practice OF the commission, the case now
stands against the grangers. 1t is rule
OF practice with the commission that when
an issue is found on the pleadings the
case of the advancing party must be proved
by positive evidence. What this falling out
of the grangers means is an enigma to all,
but is generally taken as an indication that
they have found that they do not wish to
contest the case as much as at first sup
posed. One of the grangers attending the
hearing was heard to say to-day that the
threatened raising of local rates if the
through rates were raised above a practi-
cably competing point was a thing that had
not occurred to him very forcibly before.
This incident may explain the present APP
parent mildness of the temper of the inter-
Yening petitioners"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
Statisticians at Variance.

AT the recent meeting of the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement
of Science Professor James criticised
Mr. Edward Atkinsons essays in the
Century magazine in regard to wages,
cost of living, etc. The latter's esti-
mates were based upon the amounts
that working-men would receive if they
worked three hundred days in the year,
and no allowance was made for the time
they did not work. Professor James
maintains that there are comparatively
few workers of any class who are con-
stantly employed, and he makes the
average not more than two hundred
twenty-five days in each year. The
coal mines keep men actually at work
less than two hundred days; wooden
manufacturers keep their hands at
work only two hundred fifty days;
glass-workers usually take two months
for idleness, and other illustrations of
like character go to prove that the aver
age of wages received falls much short
of the sum that would be paid for three
hundred days work at the current rate.
1t is certain that but for strikes and
self-imposed idleness the average would
be much higher than stated by Professor
James.
In other respects Professor James
does not seriously refute Mr. Akin
sons statements and deductions. He
has little better to offer as substitutes
than mere assumptions, while Mr.. At
kinson gives us definite facts and fig
ures. That some workers earn more
than others, or that some have
more permanent employment than
others, does not show that Mr. Akin
sons line of reasoning is erroneous.
His array of statistics shows that the
wages of all classes of working-men
have advanced since 1860; that the
purchasing power of wages has in
creased; that working-men generally
have gained better homes and greater
comfort in life, and during the same
time the earning power of capital has
been reduced. 1t is not contended
that these facts are applicable to all
cases but that they are true as to the
great majority. 1t is objected by
Professor James that Mr.. Atkinson's
estimates cover only needful expenses,
with no allowance for education, recrea-
ton or luxuries. But the facts are
that working-men in this country an
nually pay large sums for educational
purposes, and in addition vast sums
for liquor, tobacco, coffee and tea, and
even for recreation in places where
amusements abound. While they have
many of the recreations and luXuries
they ought to possess they certainly
have some that they could better do
without. We are unable to see how
Mr.. Atkinson's statements are to be
disproved by the fact that consider
able number of workers, either through
improvident habits or lack of skill,
gain only bare subsistence for them
selves and families To a greater or
less extent men are the creatures of
circumstances, and some may fail to
prosper because of lack of opportuni-
ties to better their condition, but to
the great majority this country affords
unlimited advantages to acquire the
means of living in comparative COM
fort.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

A MOST infamous attempt to wreck train
for the purpose of robbery is reported in
Lebanon, Ohio. About two o'clock Friday
morning, as a train of eleven cars with five
hundred passengers was returning from
visit TO the spectacle of Rome Under
Nero " at Cincinnati, the engine encoun-
ton made of railroad track ties and fence
rails. BY good fortune the train had stopped
only short distance before to let off some
passengers and had not obtained sufficient
speed to be seriously injured when the OBJ
struction was reached The passengers were
shaken up but no one was hurt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

In is "a blind confidence to suppose your
self incapable of mistake. 1t is, indeed a
serious blunder to refuse to take Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup when you even suspect you
have taken cold. Price twenty-five cents.
WHAT grand, great country this is with
its vast territory, its big rivers, its pretty
women, and its Ueni, rid, Dici cure-Salva-
ton Oil.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

THE graveyard insurance companies,
which were driven out of Michigan, have
found lodgment in indianapolis, and have
already begun to cause trouble. A report
of the American Mutual of Elkhart shows
that six hundred seven persons have been
insured, more than one-half of whom are
over seventy years of age and thrty-eight
are eighty-four years old or over.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29

We clipped the following from an eI-
change two weeks ago as an editorial news
item:
Dispositions are being taken be fore the
Supreme court at Columbus this week In
an important suit. ltis brought against
the National banks of Toledo and Cleve.
land tor the non-payment Of taxes on a
claim that they are taxed higher in pro-
portion Than other business men. All the
Auditors in the State have been subpoena
ed as witnesses."
This may be regarded as Estate Case, .
with rich client, yet 100000 poorer
after Governor Foraker recommended
the issuing of 100000 worth of bonds
10 make good the steal of 5000 900 worth
Of bonds Issued by the Hoadly Admins
trallon. Can any mathematician figure
out why the great State OF Ohio sho uld
pay interest on bonds If they can we
want the facts.
But what nre the facts regarding the
National Banks OF Toledo and Cleveland
being TAXED heavier in proportion than
other business men ?" What will be the
decision Of the Supreme Court Will
the great mass OF the people ever know
anything about the result except as they
pay the expense in taxes? The eighty
eight Auditors in the State-includiDg
Poe and "Big Foot" elc,-as witnesses
Can they afford to tell what they know
and loose the time in a political fight from,
the ten months allowed them by special
act OF legislation for which they lobbied
for the small pittance allowed to the ordi-
nary witness! Stop and think OF this.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29


Some Of the friends Of Hon. John sher-
man seem 10 have been seized with the ra-
biss. and Gre certainly not advancing hi,
Bolstissl interests by their scoIding, threat
ening and abuse Of those who are advising
against course which they believe will
not advance the interests Of Mr.. Sherman
but will tend to injure the Republican par.
~. Whatever may be their pretense-
however much they may bluster and threat
en-. these men are not Mr.. SIS wisest and
best friends.-Norrralk Reflector.
This represented the expressed sentiment
of many Republican editors in the Stat,
prior TO the convention. Better put hi
brother Tecumseh at him il you want hi
scaip-locks completely clipped.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29
Resigned.

A Bates county, ILL.,, editor was made
TO writhe in the keenest humiliation of
spirit on receipt of the following scath-
ing criticism on the conduct of his pa.
per by subscriber Il hereby offer
my resignation as a subscriber To your
paper, il being a pamfiet of such small
conscience as not to benefit my family
by taking of it. What you need in your
shete is braynes and some one to russell
up news and rite editorials on live top
icks, No menshun has been made in your
sheie Of me butchering q poland chiny
pig weighin' $40 pounds, or the gaps in
the chickens out this way. You may
stujusly ignore the fact that tater bugs
is eatin' things up out here, and say no
thin about Iii Simson's durham bull
calf breaking its leg fallin' down well
or OF grandma 6ipes having the sore
legs. Two important weddings has
been utterly ignored by your kolsms al
two kolem obitchcry notis, writ by me
on the deth Of grandpa Henry, was left
out OF your shete, to say nothin' Of q
alfabetical poem beginnin' with "A /,
for Andy and also for Ark writ by my
darter This is why your shete is un.
popular here. II you don't want eddy
torials from this place and amt goin' Ia
put no news in your shete we don't
want said shete."
"P. S.-If you print that obituary in
your next is how / may sign again for
your snete."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29
HONEST AND TRUE.

That's the sort of men the Republic
calls for. How shall the demand be
supplied Who'll furnish the right
men in the right place? viii foreign
nations send us a supply ? How are
they made Give us model. III
what school are they educated 2 What
sort of men do the Catholics give us :?
Will the Protes,ants do better ? Let us
have no shams. The Republic wants
the genuine article. A man who would
pick up silver dollar in the moonshine
and would give it TO tho owner next
day. A man who would go two miles
to tell his neigbbor that his COWS were
in his cornheld. A man who would
prefer rather to be cheated than to
cheat his neighbor. A man who could
not tell lie. A mau who would not
for any consideration lead any one to
suppose that he belonged to low or
mean race. A man who believes with
his head and heart both that all the diff
ferent races of mankind are brothers of
the same family and ought to be treated
as such A man who thinks as much
of his neighbors as lie does of himself
although he may not belong to the same
political party or to the same church oil
have the same color to his skin. A man
who does not think it is his coat and
pocket-book but his character that
makes the man. A man whose head is
COOL his heart VAIN, and his hand al
ways ready to help and save fellow
man. A man who worships God only
and will not bow down to worship any
man be he priest, pope, saint, sinner,
king, prince, angel or devil-a man,
who, when his church or party is going
straight to hell, will go in a right line
the other way, if it kills him. A mar
brave enough to do right at all times
and in all circumstances.
The Republic wants over one hundred
millions of just such men. There is go
ing to be an entire overhauliug OF th'
ship of State. Let political parties ant
so-called christian sects, Catholic ant
Protestant, take note drop your cussed
ness, bring your tomahawks right abou
face, wheel into line shoulder to should
der, as one man, heads up, double quicl
forward march. Ho Fall in owe
| there CAP.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29
IngerSnll OH Reecner.

He passed away from harsh and cruel
creed to that serene philosophy that has
no place for pride or hate, that threatens
no revenge, that looks on sin as stumb-
lings Of the blind and pities those who
fall, knowing that in the souls of all there
is sacred yearning for the light. He
ceased TO think OF man as something thrust
upon the worid-an exile from some
other sphere. He felt at Last that men
are part Of natures self-the gradual
growth ot countless year,; that all the
sacred books were helps, until outgrown
and all religious rough anl nevious paths
that man has worn with weary feet IN
sad and painful search for truth and
peace. To him these paths were wrong
and yet all gave promise OF success. ii,
knew that all the streams, no matter
how they wandered, turn and curve amid
the hills and rocks or linger in the lake,
and pools, must sometime reach the sea.
These views enlarged his soul and made
him patient with the world and while the
wintry SHOWS OF age were falling on hi,
head, spring with all her wealth OF bloom
was in his heart.
The memory of this ample man is now
part of natures wealth. lie baitled ioi
the rights of men. His voice was for til,
right when freedoms friends were few. II,
taught the church 10 think and doubl
He did not fear 20 stand alone. His brair
took counsel Of his heart.
To every fne lie offered reconciliation.
hand. He loved This land ol ours, anC
added To its glory through The land.
He was tha greatest orator that slo ID
within the pulpil's narrow curve. III,
loved the liberty of speech. There was n,
l7ace OF bigot in his blood He wa, !
brave mud generous man aud 20 with rev
erent hands. place this tribute OH hi,
tomb.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29
Thomas L. Powell.

Thomas w. Powell the father OF Gen
Powell, nominee Of the Democracy f,I
Governor al Cleveland Thurtday, WAS the
hrSt resident lawyer in Wood County,
having located in Perrysbnrg in the year
1922. lie WIS first Auditor Of ilie county
and was Prosecuting Attorney when Por-
ter WAS tried and hung for killing Rich
ardson. Powell got 80 shaken up by The
Maumee Hgue, no prevalent in those days,
that he left in about the year 1880, and
subsequently, became a resident of Della
ware, o., the present home Of his son.
Wood County News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29

The Mhyoress OF n northern Kansas
town, who was elected under the new wo-
men suffrage law in April. came down 10
her Office the other day in Mother Hub
bard and as she sat croSs-legged In the
mayors chair the city clerk noticed that
shs had hole in tbe heel OF her stocking
and that her buslle was on one side. He
rsported the fact 10 his wife, his wife told
the hired girl, the girl told her fellow, her
tslloW told the city marshal, the city mar
shal told the mayoress, whersupon the
clerk got fired and the Town scandaliIed.
The mayorsss said she would wear her
hustle In front. behind or side ways and il
was nobodys business. hw needless to
cay iha. the isir msyoreu. Is red headed.
Err
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29
The Clevelands ana the War.

Grover Cleveland aud his two brothers
on the breaking out Of the war decided
that twU should enter the army OF the Un-
ion and one stay at home TO care Tor their
widowed mother and sister. The lot to
stay fell on Grover Cleveland. His broth.
ers entered the army, served bravely and
with credit.to the end OF the war, and sew.
ernl years after were lost at sea. Young
Cleveland discharged the trust devolve5 on
him, but was, however, drafted. He in-
duced sailor on the lake to 70 as n subs,i-
tute. The substitute served honorabIy to
the close OF the war without stain on his
record and retur ned TO private life. Mr.
Cleveland borrowed of friends the money
to pay the bounty OF the substitute and by
two years hard saving repaid the loan.-
Brooklyn Eagle.
II these are the substa initial facts in the
case-and that is all We are looking for
President Cleveland has GOOD war rec
ord,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29

At Edinburgh. Andrew Carnegie laid
the foundation stone Of new free library
building Tor the endowment Of which he
donated $260,Ooe. Mr., Blaine was pres
ent and made the address He claimed
Mr.. Carnegie as countryman. There
was no child In the United States old
enough to know about tiings away from
home, unacquain,ed with Edinburgh, the
works Of all Scotland's best thinkers hav-
ing always, had large cirrulations in Am
erica, and all having profited by them.
he looked back with pleasure on the gal
azy ofScollands strrs-Scott, Jeffrey and
Sydney Smith-whose litirature lateer he
avowed had been cultivated upon little
oatmeal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29
Greatly Excited.

Not few ofthe citizens Of Perrysburg hav.
recently become greatly excited over the as,
founding facts, that several Of their friends
who had been pronounced by their physicians
as incurable and beyond all hope-sufIeIing
with that dreaded monster rConsumption-haye
been completely cured by DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for Consumption, The only remedy that
does positively cure all throat and lung dis
eases, Coughs, Colds. Asthma aud Bronchilis
Tria bottles free at TAYLOR 4 Miller's Drug
Store, large bottles SOC and 81.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29

One Of the evil effects of issuing free
passes to State Legislators is shown In the
case Of the Michigan legislature. That
body which adjourned recently. had been
In session nearly six months and the work
which Il bas accomplished could easily
have been done in three. The explana-
sion IL that the members all had free pas.
- on the railroads Of the State, which
enabled them TO travel TO and from their
homes without expense, and they adjourn
Cd conscisntiously every Friday, 10 meet
again the next Monday night, thus vast
Sng two working days In each week. The
Pennsylvania legislature does tie same,
but with the difference that IT rarely gave
Hois than three days week to legislative
work. The same may be said OF the re-
cent almost inierminAbIe work OF the I'LL
nois and Massachusetts, legislatures
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29

John Benton, IN the Cosmopolitan Mag
azine, treats at some length upon the pc
culiarities Of Horace Greely. He says his
sense oil hnmor was OF n peculiar sort, but
it was allied TO genius. Those who tried
to joke with him to his disadvantage were
generally wor'ted, orally or through til,
press. One OF the best illustrations given
runs Rs follows:
One evening M associate editor of th,
Tribune accosted him rs lie came into III,
desk with some such question az this:
"Didn't You know, Mr.. Greely, that you
made dreadful blunder in one of youl
statistical editorials this morning 2"
"No how WAS IL 7" said Mr.. Greely.
"Why, you said something about Held
sleek and champagne Don't you know
Heidsicck is champagne"
WELL" snid Mr.. Greely qni,ely, ~ an
the only editor on this paper that eoulC
make that mistake"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29
give Them a UhnmceI

That is to say, your lungs. Also all you
breathing machinery. Very wonderful ma
chinery il is. Not only tho larger air-pass
ages, bu, the thousands OF little tubes aud cav
tiles leading from them.
When these are clegged and oboked will
matter which ought not to be there. your lung,
ca nnot half do their work. Aud what they
do, they cannot do well.
Call II cold, cough, Group, pneumonia. ca.
tarrh, consumption or any Of the family oil
throat and nose and head and lung obstruo.
tions, all are bad. All ought 10 be got rid Of
There Is just one sure way TO get rid Of them
That is to take Boschee's German Syrup,w which
any dTugg!st will sell you at rs cents a bottle.
Even II ifeVeryihing else has failed you, you
may depend upon this for certain.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29
Ecpui,iIcan sl.,o Uouyentlon.

Republican Slate Convention.
Another of the greatest shows on
earth closed two days engagement at
Toledo yesterday evening. We got
down Wednesday just in time to see
the street parade, but the crowds upon
the street were too much amazed to
start any applause. Even "rebel yell"
would have been relief to break the
monotony as the great political generals
passed along in carriages in perfect si-
lence.
In the main they were good looking
class of men sent to the convention as
delegates, but dozen could have rati-
fed foregone conclusion as well as to
have sent delegation from each
county in the State.
The presence Of Vice President Sher-
man and brass band and big dplega-
lion from Mansfield TO lobby resolution
through endorsing himself for the Pres.
idency in ss, was more ridiculous, in
our estimation, than the case of Vice.
President Arthur lobbying at Albany
for the reelection of Conkling and "Me
too" in opposition 10 President Gar
field.
Time and space forbids more this
week than the net results which is the
following ticket put in nomination
For Governor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29
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EH papers have onl y
L.. ,.or,,oal 2. ~

kS.0 p'PSio HdNc oul
been introduced in the
larger cities generally within
tho past few years. Their popularity y
is shown by their immense circula-
tions. The Cleveland "Press" is
among this class. 1t to-day is the
most popular paper in Cleveland,
and the majority Of towns and cit
les in Ohio. 1t now desires to
reach out among the farmers who
read a metropolitan weekly, and to
do this it proposes to make in
duce ments that the farmers must
appreciate if they become subsrib-
ers to ''The Press"
FARMERS, remember that you
can take "The Press" and have
live, reliable local telegraphic mar
kets daily.
"The Press" will say nothing
further about its merits; it asks
every farmer who reads this notice
to send his name to "The Press"
Cleveland, o., and "The Press" will
be sent six days free to the address
given. "The Press" will consider
it favor from every farmer who
sends his name. At the expiration
of six days "The Press" will be
discontinued, and if you care to sub
scribe call on the publisher of the
"Perrysburg Journal and he will
furnish "The Press" to you with
the "Journap for $2.75 for year,
or he will furnish "The Press"
alone for about the price of metro
politan weekly. Subscriptions at
this low rate must be sent in before
June l, 1887.
The low offer will be made to far
mers only for the purpose of intro
ducing "Thc Press" to them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29

We give elsewhere nm article from Puck
on "lIyScris in Politics." for the meet
there is in it. II raises one serious ques-
lion in regoOd To woman snffr1ge. II wom-
en- are more subject 10 hySeiin, than man
is in politics, can we afford to endorse WON.
AN auIIrnpp